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Ya ri Jesucristo ri Kanimalaj Sacerdote

Ri Melquisedec ri yitajin ntzijoj chiwe yariˈ ri rey riche (rixin) ri tinamit Salem, y chukaˈ sacerdote riche (rixin) ri nimalaj Dios. Ri Melquisedec riˈ, xbe cˈa chucˈulic ri kamamaˈ Abraham y xuben chukaˈ bendecir, tek ri Abraham tzolijnek pe chubanic ri chˈaˈoj ri xuben quiqˈui ri reyes y xchˈacon ca chiquij. Y ri Abraham ronojel ri cosas ri relesan pe chique ri reyes ri xeruchˈec, riyaˈ xrelesaj cˈa ri rudiezmo chare ronojel ri cosas riˈ y yacˈariˈ ri xuyaˈ chare ri Melquisedec. Y ri biˈaj Melquisedec ntel cˈa chi tzij chi rey ri choj nikˈato tzij. Y ruma riyaˈ rey riche (rixin) ri tinamit Salem, ntel cˈa chi tzij chi riyaˈ rey riche (rixin) ri uxlanibel cˈuˈx. Ri Melquisedec ma tzˈibatajnek ta ca wi xecˈojeˈ ruteˈ rutataˈ, ni ma tzˈibatajnek ta ca chukaˈ wi xecˈojeˈ ratiˈt rumamaˈ. Ma nikˈalajin ta wi xalex y wi xcom. Rumariˈ tek nikˈalajin chi riyaˈ jun sacerdote ri majun bey xtijalatej ta, can achiˈel ri Rucˈajol ri Dios.

Tichˈoboˈ na peˈ jabel, chi ri Melquisedec can más wi nim rukˈij que chuwech ri kamamaˈ Abraham. Rumariˈ ri kamamaˈ Abraham can lajuj cˈa xuben chare ronojel ri relesan pe chique ri reyes, y jun cˈa chique ri lajuj riˈ xuyaˈ chare ri Melquisedec. Y ri ley riche (rixin) ri Moisés nubij chi ri ye riy rumam ca ri Leví, yeriˈ ri yeˈoc sacerdotes, y can yaˈon ca ri pixaˈ chique chi ye riyeˈ ri yecˈulu ri diezmo ri niquiyaˈ ri quiwinak; astapeˈ ri quiwinak riˈ can ye riy rumam wi ca chukaˈ ri Abraham. Pero ri Melquisedec, astapeˈ ma riy rumam ta ca ri Leví, xucˈul ri diezmo chuwirukˈaˈ ri Abraham. Y riyaˈ xuben bendecir ri Abraham, Abraham ri can cˈo wi tzujun (sujun) chare ruma ri Dios. Ri Melquisedec can sibilaj nim rukˈij. Ruma ketaman chi ri niyaˈo ri bendición más nim rukˈij que chuwech ri nicˈulu ri bendición. Y ri ye riy rumam ca ri Leví ri niquicˈul ri diezmo, xa yecom. Yacˈa ri Melquisedec ri xcˈulu ri diezmo chuwirukˈaˈ ri Abraham, nibix chrij chi riyaˈ ma nicom ta. Tek ri Abraham xuyaˈ ri diezmo chare ri Melquisedec, ntel chi tzij chi xuyaˈ yan pa quiqˈuexel ri ye riy rumam ri Leví, ri xqueˈoc sacerdotes, y chique cˈa riyeˈ riˈ niyaˈox (nyaˈ) wi ri diezmo, 10 astapeˈ ma jane talex ri Leví tek ri Melquisedec xbe chucˈulic ri Abraham.

11 Ri ley riche (rixin) ri Moisés xjach chique ri katiˈt kamamaˈ pa quitiempo ri sacerdotes ri ye riy rumam ca ri Leví. Pero ri quisamaj ri sacerdotes riˈ, ma xcowin ta xuben chique ri katiˈt kamamaˈ chi xetzˈetetej ta ruma ri Dios chi majun quimac, y rumariˈ xcˈatzin cˈa chi xpe jun chic Sacerdote can achiˈel ri sacerdoteˈil riche (rixin) ri Melquisedec, y man achiˈel ta ri Aarón y man achiˈel ta ri nicˈaj chic sacerdotes ri ye riy rumam ca ri Leví. 12 Ruma wi yejalatej el ri sacerdotes, nicˈatzin chukaˈ chi nijalatej ri ley. 13 Ruma ri Jesucristo ma riy rumam ta ca ri Leví, Riyaˈ can riy rumam ca jun chic achi. Y ri ye riy rumam ca ri achi riˈ majun bey ye oconek ta sacerdotes. 14 Y ri Sacerdote ri xpe, ya ri Kajaf Jesucristo, y nikˈalajin chi Riyaˈ riy rumam ca ri Judá. Y ri ley riche (rixin) ri Moisés ma nubij ta chi yeˈoc sacerdotes ri ye riy rumam ca ri Judá.

15 Y riqˈui cˈa chi ri Jesucristo xoc Sacerdote, ri can achiˈel ri Melquisedec, can xkˈalajin cˈa chi ri quisacerdoteˈil ri ye riy rumam ca ri Leví xa xtibeqˈuis na. 16 Ri ley riche (rixin) ri Moisés rubin pe chi can xu (xe) wi ri ye riy rumam ca ri Leví ri yeˈoc sacerdotes, y ri Jesucristo xa ma riy rumam ta ca ri Leví. Pero Riyaˈ xoc Sacerdote, ruma cˈo rucˈaslen ri can cˈo ruchukˈaˈ, jun cˈaslen ri majun bey xtiqˈuis ta. 17 Achiˈel ri rukˈalajsan ca ri Dios chrij Riyaˈ tek xubij chare:

Yit cˈa riyit ri Sacerdote ri majun bey xcajalatej ta,
can achiˈel ri sacerdoteˈil riche (rixin) ri Melquisedec ri xcˈojeˈ ojer ca. Queriˈ ri rukˈalajsan ca ri Dios. 18 Y majun chic rejkalen ri nubij chupan ri ley chrij ri sacerdoteˈil ruma majun ruchukˈaˈ y ma xcowin ta xerucol ri winek chupan ri quimac. 19 Ruma ri ley riˈ xa can ma xcowin ta xuben chique ri winek chi yetzˈetetej ruma ri Dios chi majun quimac. Yacˈa re wacami xa yoj royoben jun utzil ri can más jabel. Y ri utzil riˈ nuben chake chi yojcowin yojjel apo riqˈui ri Dios.

20 Ri Dios xuben jurar riche (rixin) chi xkˈalajin chi kas kitzij chi ri Jesús xoc Sacerdote. 21 Yacˈa tek ri ye riy rumam ca ri Leví xeˈoc sacerdotes, ri Dios majun ri xuben ta jurar. Pero tek ri Jesús xoc Sacerdote, yariˈ tek ri Dios xuben jurar. Achiˈel ri nubij chupan ri ruchˈabel ri tzˈibatal ca:

Ri Ajaf Dios xuben jurar y ma xtujel ta ri ruchˈobonic.
Riyaˈ xubij cˈa: Yit cˈa riyit ri Sacerdote ri majun bey xcajalatej ta,
can achiˈel ri sacerdoteˈil riche (rixin) ri Melquisedec ri xcˈojeˈ ojer ca. Queriˈ xubij ri Dios chare ri Jesús. 22 Rumariˈ tek ya ri Jesús ri xpaˈeˈ chuwech ri trato ri xuben ri Dios kiqˈui. Y re trato reˈ más utz que chuwech ri xuben quiqˈui ri katiˈt kamamaˈ.

23 Yacˈa ri nicˈaj chic sacerdotes ri ye riy rumam ca ri Leví, can ye qˈuiy wi ri xeˈoc sacerdotes ruma ma xecowin ta xecˈojeˈ jurayil, xa xecom el. 24 Yacˈa ri Jesús can jun Sacerdote ri majun bey xtijalatej ta ruma Riyaˈ can jurayil chi cˈo rucˈaslen. 25 Y rumariˈ Riyaˈ can benak ruwech chi nicowin yerucol ri yejel apo riqˈui chucanoxic ri Dios. Ruma Riyaˈ jurayil chi cˈo rucˈaslen riche (rixin) chi ma nitaneˈ ta chi nucˈutuj rutzil ri Dios pa quiwiˈ.

26 Y ya cˈa ri Jesús ri can rucˈamon (takal chrij) chi xoc Kanimalaj Sacerdote, ruma Riyaˈ can lokˈolaj wi. Majun bey xuben ta jun mac. Majun etzelal cˈo pa rucˈaslen y ma junan ta quiqˈui ri aj maquiˈ, y can yaˈon wi más rukˈij chilaˈ chicaj. 27 Riyaˈ ma nuben ta achiˈel niquiben ri nimalaj tak sacerdotes ri ye riy rumam ca ri Leví. Riyeˈ ronojel kˈij yequicamisaj chicop riche (rixin) chi yequitzuj (yequisuj) chuwech ri Dios. Queriˈ niquiben ruma ri quimac riyeˈ y ruma chukaˈ ri quimac ri quiwinak. Yacˈa ri Jesús ma rajawaxic ta chi qˈuiy mul cˈo ta ri nutzuj (nusuj) chuwech ri Dios. Ruma Riyaˈ xa jun bey cˈa ri cˈo chi xcom chuwech ri cruz y can riche (rixin) ronojel tiempo nicˈatzin. 28 Ri Jesús man achiˈel ta cˈa ri nimalaj tak sacerdotes ri ye riy rumam ca ri Leví. Ruma riyeˈ xa ye winek y ma can ta cˈo quichukˈaˈ. Pero ma riqˈui wi riˈ, ri ley riche (rixin) ri Moisés nubij chi yeˈoc nimalaj tak sacerdotes. Yacˈa ri Jesús can Rucˈajol wi ri Dios. Y astapeˈ can cˈo chic ri ley, ri Dios can xuben jurar chi ri Jesús xoc Nimalaj Sacerdote. Ruma ri Jesús can tzˈaket wi riqˈui ronojel riche (rixin) xtibe kˈij xtibe sek.

Melchizedek the Priest

This Melchizedek was king of Salem(A) and priest of God Most High.(B) He met Abraham returning from the defeat of the kings and blessed him,(C) and Abraham gave him a tenth of everything. First, the name Melchizedek means “king of righteousness”; then also, “king of Salem” means “king of peace.” Without father or mother, without genealogy,(D) without beginning of days or end of life, resembling the Son of God,(E) he remains a priest forever.

Just think how great he was: Even the patriarch(F) Abraham gave him a tenth of the plunder!(G) Now the law requires the descendants of Levi who become priests to collect a tenth from the people(H)—that is, from their fellow Israelites—even though they also are descended from Abraham. This man, however, did not trace his descent from Levi, yet he collected a tenth from Abraham and blessed(I) him who had the promises.(J) And without doubt the lesser is blessed by the greater. In the one case, the tenth is collected by people who die; but in the other case, by him who is declared to be living.(K) One might even say that Levi, who collects the tenth, paid the tenth through Abraham, 10 because when Melchizedek met Abraham, Levi was still in the body of his ancestor.

Jesus Like Melchizedek

11 If perfection could have been attained through the Levitical priesthood—and indeed the law given to the people(L) established that priesthood—why was there still need for another priest to come,(M) one in the order of Melchizedek,(N) not in the order of Aaron? 12 For when the priesthood is changed, the law must be changed also. 13 He of whom these things are said belonged to a different tribe,(O) and no one from that tribe has ever served at the altar.(P) 14 For it is clear that our Lord descended from Judah,(Q) and in regard to that tribe Moses said nothing about priests. 15 And what we have said is even more clear if another priest like Melchizedek appears, 16 one who has become a priest not on the basis of a regulation as to his ancestry but on the basis of the power of an indestructible life. 17 For it is declared:

“You are a priest forever,
    in the order of Melchizedek.”[a](R)

18 The former regulation is set aside because it was weak and useless(S) 19 (for the law made nothing perfect),(T) and a better hope(U) is introduced, by which we draw near to God.(V)

20 And it was not without an oath! Others became priests without any oath, 21 but he became a priest with an oath when God said to him:

“The Lord has sworn
    and will not change his mind:(W)
    ‘You are a priest forever.’”[b](X)

22 Because of this oath, Jesus has become the guarantor of a better covenant.(Y)

23 Now there have been many of those priests, since death prevented them from continuing in office; 24 but because Jesus lives forever, he has a permanent priesthood.(Z) 25 Therefore he is able to save(AA) completely[c] those who come to God(AB) through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.(AC)

26 Such a high priest(AD) truly meets our need—one who is holy, blameless, pure, set apart from sinners,(AE) exalted above the heavens.(AF) 27 Unlike the other high priests, he does not need to offer sacrifices(AG) day after day, first for his own sins,(AH) and then for the sins of the people. He sacrificed for their sins once for all(AI) when he offered himself.(AJ) 28 For the law appoints as high priests men in all their weakness;(AK) but the oath, which came after the law, appointed the Son,(AL) who has been made perfect(AM) forever.

Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 7:17 Psalm 110:4
  2. Hebrews 7:21 Psalm 110:4
  3. Hebrews 7:25 Or forever